Review: Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette

Any avid reader of beauty blogs and/or watcher of beauty videos on YouTube knows that there has recently been a good deal of hype about Wet n Wild products. What once was looked at as a cheap brand, in every sense of the word, is now one of the leading drug store cosmetic brands in the opinion of many. Some, like myself, argue that Wet n Wild may be the best drug store brand out there right now. As I've said before, they're really raising the bar and as a consumer, I am more than pleased!

I recently purchased a few Wet n Wild items that my local retailer had been out of for a long time. Every time I went looking, they were sold out (or at least not carrying the items yet). Finally, though, I was able to get my hands on a few of the things I had wanted. My Wet n Wild collection isn't large (yet) but so far I love everything in it. The Petal Pusher palette is no exception. Of my recent mini-haul, it was the first item that I opened and put to use. I'm not sure why I grabbed it first, but have no regrets. 

The palette is from the Color Icon collection, and contains 8 eyeshadows (plus a small double ended brush). The net weight is 0.3 oz. The eyeshadows are separated into 4 groups: the first row is for your brow bone; the second row is for your eyelid; the third row is for your crease; the fourth and final row is for defining. Of course these are just suggestions, and you can use the palette in whichever way you'd like. I've recently concluded a mini-series containing 5 looks put together with this palette, to give some ideas on the versatility you're getting with it. 

None of the eyeshadows are matte. There are a couple that are more on the matte side than others that are packed full of shimmer/glitter, but none of them are fully matte. That's one area where I feel this palette lacks. The two darkest colors; a black (definer) and a burgundy (crease) are the most glittery of the bunch, however the glitter is very fine. The shimmery mauve (eyelid) and the periwinkle purple (definer) are also more of a glitter, but their glitter is even more fine, resulting in more of a shimmer eyeshadow, in my opinion. The light pink brow bone shadow is very frosty, though the off white shade is less so and almost has a purpley pink duo chrome to it. There's a light, dusty mauve purple kind of color that's one of the more matte shades. It does have some very fine glitter and/or shimmer, but there's so little that it's honestly hard to tell and describe. Last, you've got a medium dark purple, with a blue base,  that I'd put on the shimmery/frosty side. It's a very lovely and versatile shade.

The colors wear well. I've experienced very little fading, and only once did I notice any creasing (I do use an eyeshadow primer). They blend well, which I attribute to how soft and silky these shadows are. They've got that creamy feel to them, which is nice. Luckily, I haven't found these shadows to give a muddy result when blended, which I admit I feared based on how soft and easy they are to blend. Check out the pictures below for my swatches just to see how pigmented these eyeshadows are - one swipe with my fingertips was all it took (and the result is no different with a makeup brush).

As you can see, I love this palette and am so happy that I was finally able to get it. At $5 or $6 (I can't recall, exactly) it is definitely a worth the price. My only complaint is the lack of matte eyeshadows, but all 8 of the shadows in this palette are impressive and quite pretty. I wouldn't want to say "see ya" to any of them, frankly. I do think the brush that it comes with is unnecessary, but that may just because I've got plenty of my own brushes and I don't use sponge tip applicators (one end is sponge tipped, the other is a more traditional brush with bristles).  
If I did half ratings, I'd give this 4.5 but I don't, so I'm going with a 4. The brush, no matte shades, and the one creasing incident are what takes that last point away. But I still totally recommend this palette to anyone and everyone.

FTC: All opinions are honest and my own. Product was either purchased by me or given to me as a gift by friends or family. I am not being compensated for this review.